libzypp .repo files can have an optional path which can lead to path traversal attacks

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-44942
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersuse
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-18 14:17:25 UTC
Updated2026-06-22 18:32:57 UTC
DescriptionA path traversal in handling the "path" component of .repo files processed by libzypp before 17.38.13 in the 17.x series, or before 16.22.19 could be used by attackers to fill directories on the system outside of the zypp cache with content.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.003290000 probability, percentile 0.245020000 (date 2026-06-23)

Problem Types: CWE-24 | CWE-24 CWE-24 Path traversal: '../filedir'

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA SUSE Libzypp affected 17.0.0 17.38.13 semver Not specified
CNA SUSE Libzypp affected 16.22.19 semver Not specified

References

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bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi [email protected] bugzilla.suse.com
www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44942.html [email protected] www.suse.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Michael Andres (en)

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